Table 4 Relation between urinary potassium excretion and descriptive variables
From: Potassium urinary excretion and dietary intake: a cross-sectional analysis in 8–10 year-old children
Potassium excretion (mg/day) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (n = 81) | Girls (n = 82) | ||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
BMI categories | Underweight | 1618.5 | 82.7 | 1540.5 | 622.0 |
Normal weight | 1601.5 | 573.9 | 1644.1 | 577.1 | |
Overweight | 1924.0 | 826.9 | 1670.5 | 537.5 | |
Obese | 1807.0 | 534.5 | 1841.4 | 437.0 | |
p | 0.241 | 0.582 | |||
p* | 0.248 | 0.373 | |||
Sports activities (times/week) | <2/week | 1737.4 | 477.7 | 1663.7 | 520.5 |
2–3/week | 1664.0 | 668.8 | 1666.8 | 652.4 | |
>4/week | 1359.4 | 652.8 | 1560.0 | 315.2 | |
p | 0.281 | 0.886 | |||
p* | 0.200 | 0.259 | |||
Sleeping (hours/day) | ≤8 h/day | 1665.1 | 485.0 | 1642.9 | 386,0 |
9 h/day | 1629.5 | 764.8 | 1710.4 | 682,8 | |
≥10 h/day | 1696.5 | 465.5 | 1648.9 | 497,9 | |
p | 0.805 | 0.765 | |||
p* | 0.143 | 0.091 | |||
Television/ | <2 h/day | 1642.6 | 537.3 | 1664.7 | 557.3 |
≥2 h/day | 1859.0 | 969.4 | 1911.0 | 565.2 | |
p | 0.440 | 0.261 | |||
p* | 0.638 | 0.104 | |||
Father’s education | 0–9 years | 1673.6 | 407.3 | 1571.1 | 481.9 |
10–12 years | 1960.6 | 616.2 | 1654.7 | 549.8 | |
>12 years | 1578.0 | 875.9 | 1547.0 | 509.1 | |
p | 0.271 | 0.800 | |||
p* | 0.144 | 0.376 | |||
Mother’s education | 0–9 years | 1655.8 | 426.4 | 1540.5 | 451.3 |
10–12 years | 1818.0 | 688.6 | 1881.8 | 499.1 | |
>12 years | 1716.0 | 774.1 | 1521.0 | 557.5 | |
p | 0.712 | 0.072 | |||
p* | 0.612 | 0.784 | |||
Milk and whey-based milk products (g/day) | Lowa) | 1684.6 | 14.8 | 1678.2 | 16.3 |
High | 1693.8 | 21.8 | 1689.8 | 19.3 | |
p | 0.231 | 0.036 | |||
p* | 0.373 | 0.060 | |||
Pulses (g/day) | Low a) | 1689.3 | 18.8 | 1681.1 | 16.8 |
High | 1688.1 | 20.3 | 1691.0 | 21.4 | |
p | 0.507 | 0.767 | |||
p* | 0.476 | 0.944 | |||
Vegetables (g/day) | Low a) | 1686.8 | 23.7 | 1682.6 | 21.7 |
High | 1690.9 | 14.0 | 1685.9 | 14.0 | |
p | 0.587 | 0.301 | |||
p* | 0.622 | 0.366 | |||
Fruit (g/day) | Low a) | 1687.6 | 15.6 | 1683.1 | 19.2 |
High | 1690.7 | 22.5 | 1685.1 | 18.3 | |
p | 0.955 | 0.178 | |||
p* | 0.963 | 0.195 | |||
Fruit and vegetables (g/day) | Low a) | 1689.0 | 23.5 | 1683.4 | 21.6 |
High | 1689.0 | 15.2 | 1684.9 | 14.9 | |
p | 0.972 | 0.260 | |||
p* | 0.890 | 0.299 | |||